2024-11-13T18:49:56-06:00 2023-12-31 270162544 INDINERO 440 N BARRANCA AVE 4637 COVINA CA 91723 990EZ 2023-01-01 272050581 ACTION NC ACTI 7046254050 1817 CENTRAL AVENUE 211 CHARLOTTE NC 28205 ALEXANDER P MCCOY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9198837120 2024-11-13 1 0 TERRI REGAN CPA P00449706 8554634637 2024-11-13 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X WWW.ACTIONNC.ORG X X 46625 X 46625 46625 5478 17979 23457 23168 108243 -26810 104601 X 61427 19702 47738 85428 109165 105130 922 529 108243 104601 X WE WORK FOR GREATER RACIAL, GENDER AND ECONOMIC EQUITY THROUGH POPULAR EDUCATION, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING AND MOBILIZATION, TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND INCREASED VOTER PARTICIPATION. ECONOMIC JUSTICE:THE CORE OF OUR ECONOMIC JUSTICE WORK IS ORGANIZING TO RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE TO A LIVING WAGE AND TO WIN FAIRER WORKPLACE POLICIES FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES. WE ALSO ORGANIZE TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TO ENSURE STRONGER ENFORCEMENT OF TENANT PROTECTIONS AGAINST EVICTIONS, SUBSTANDARD LIVING CONDITIONS, AND ABUSIVE LANDLORDS.OUR TENANT ORGANIZING AND RESOURCE CENTER WAS BUSY FIGHTING ILLEGAL EVICTIONS WHILE THEY WERE STILL PROHIBITED DURING THE PANDEMIC EMERGENCY, AND WORKING WITH TENANT GROUPS AROUND THE STATE TO EXTEND THE EVICTION MORATORIUM AND GET RENTAL ASSISTANCE OUT TO THOSE WHO QUALIFIED BUT WERE HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING IT. WE ALSO CREATED A HOTLINE FOR TENANTS TO CALL IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY, AND HELPED ORGANIZE A COURT WATCH PROGRAM TO ASSIST PEOPLE FACING EVICTION IN THE HOUSING COURT. 0 0 VOTING RIGHTS AND ENGAGEMENT:ACTION NC WORKS ON ITS OWN AND WITH ALLIES ON VOTING RIGHTS, REDISTRICTING, AND ELECTORAL REFORMS. ODD-NUMBERED ELECTION YEARS ARE FOR LOCAL RACES IN NORTH CAROLINA PRIMARILY SCHOOL BOARD AND COUNTY COMMISSION. WE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH A COALITION THAT MONITORS LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS ON VOTING RIGHTS AND REDISTRICTING. THIS SAME COALITION CONTINUES TO PUSH FOR AN INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION, BUT WE WERE AT THE SAME TIME EDUCATING VOTERS ABOUT THE EXISTING REDISTRICTING PROCESS AND THE LIKELIHOOD THAT PARTISANSHIP WOULD AGAIN INFECT THE MAPS PRODUCED BY OUR GENERAL ASSEMBLY. IN DOING SO WE HELPED CREATED A GROUNDSWELL OF ACTIVISM AGAINST THE EXTREMELY GERRYMANDERED MAPS OUR LEGISLATURE FIRST DREW, WHICH NOW IN 2022 HAVE BEEN ALTERED TO BE MUCH LESS SKEWED. WE ALSO ARE WORKING WITH OTHER GROUPS TO REMOVE THE PROHIBITION OF VOTING FOR PERSONS WHO ARE CURRENTLY BARRED BECAUSE THEY REMAIN ON PROBATION OR PAROLE. 0 129 CIVIL RIGHTS:OUR CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZING WORK FALLS INTO SEVERAL BROAD CATEGORIES- CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM AND POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, AND RACIAL AND GENDER EQUITY. ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUES, WE WORKED WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND CITY LEADERS ON FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTING VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION AND CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AS WELL AS PROGRAMS FOR ADDRESSING COMMUNITY VIOLENCE THROUGH ESTABLISHED GRASSROOTS GROUPS ALREADY WORKING IN HIGH-CRIME AREAS. OUR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ORGANIZING INCLUDED SUPPORT FOR A DEPORTATION DEFENSE PROJECT LAUNCHED IN 2020 TO BOOST LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN THE LOCAL IMMIGRATION COURT. WHILE NOT IMMIGRATION WORK PER SE, MANY OF OUR IMMIGRANT LEADERS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A CAMPAIGN TO WIN SELF-DETERMINATION FOR PUERTO RICO, AND TO PROTECT ISLANDERS' PENSIONS FROM DEMANDS MADE BY THE FISCAL OVERSIGHT MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR EXCESSIVE AND UNJUST DEBT REPAYMENT. OUR RACIAL AND GENDER EQUITY INITIATIVE ORGANIZED MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH WOMEN ACROSS THE STATE ON HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH ISSUES, CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, COVID PREVENTION AND ADDRESSING INEQUITIES IN OUR STATE'S RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS. WE CONTINUED TO BUILD RAGE COHORTS IN NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES AS PART OF OUR DRIVE TO EXPAND ORGANIZING CAPACITY AND ADVOCACY IN UNDERSERVED, HIGH-POVERTY RURAL AREAS. 0 75 SOCIAL SAFETY NET:HEALTHCARE ACCESS REMAINS A MAJOR FOCUS OF OUR GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING WORK, WITH OUR PRIORITY ISSUES BEING MEDICAID EXPANSION, LOWERING PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS, AND EXPANDING THE REACH OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. WE ARE ACTIVE WITH COALITION PARTNERS IN STATEWIDE WORK ON MEDICAID EXPANSION, AND WITH NATIONAL PARTNERS ON LOWERING DRUG COSTS AND IN MAKING THE TEMPORARY HEALTHCARE PROVISIONS OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN MORE PERMANENT BY INCLUDING THEM IN A RECONCILIATION BILL IN CONGRESS. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO LEAD ON BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH LEGISLATION HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA, AND TO PROMOTE REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. WE HAVE ALSO RUN A 15-PERSON COVID EDUCATION CANVASS CREW IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY STARTING LAST MAY 2021, AND AN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COVID EDUCATION PROJECT WITH THREE COALITION PARTNERS THAT COVER MUCH OF THE NORTHEASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. WE HAVE ENCOURAGED VACCINATION PARTICIPATION, AND ORGANIZED A NUMBER OF EVENTS WHERE VACCINES AND OTHER MUTUAL AID LIKE FOOD DISTRIBUTION IS AVAILABLE. 0 0 204 ALEXANDER P MCCOY CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 NAOMI RANDOLPH-HWESUHUNU CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 MELVIN WHITLEY CHAIRMAN 2.00 0 0 0 SILVIA SANCHEZ VICE CHAIRMAN 2.00 0 0 0 BARBARA MCCULLERS SECRETARY/TREASURER 2.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC ALEXANDER P MCCOY 1817 CENTRAL AVE SUITES 209-211 CHARLOTTE NC 28205 9198837120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 0 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL & MEALS. AMOUNT: 6,954. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 8,263. DESCRIPTION: TELEPHONE. AMOUNT: 1,246. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE. AMOUNT: 1,076. DESCRIPTION: LICENSES AND FEES. AMOUNT: 440. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 17,979. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS DESCRIPTION: PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT. AMOUNT: -26,810. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: DUE FROM RELATED PARTY. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 47,738. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 85,428. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: CREDIT CARDS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 318. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 59. DESCRIPTION: ACCRUED EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 604. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 470. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.